Mountain Music of Kentucky

Various Artists SFW40077

Originally issued as a single LP in 1960, Mountain Music of Kentucky was praised as "the greatest Kentucky record ever issed and one of the greatest records in the entire literature of American folk song" (San Francisco Chronicle 1960). This much expanded compilation features some of the outstanding traditional musicians of the twentieth century with two full hours of performances (60 minutes previously unreleased), new notes, and many photographs by John Cohen. "One of the greatest records in the entire literature of American folk song." — San Francisco Chronicle
Country(s) United States
Culture Group(s) Anglo-American
Keyword(s) Ballads; Folk songs--United States; Gospel music; Music--Appalachian Region, Southern.; Spirituals (Songs); Topical songs
Instrument(s) Banjo; Fiddle; Guitar
Language(s) English

Year of Recording 1996
Record Label Smithsonian Folkways Recordings
Source Archive Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage
Credits Recorded by John Cohen ; Field Worker John Cohen ; Produced by John Cohen ; Mastered by David Glasser ; Liner Notes by John Cohen ; Notes Edited by Carla Borden ; Design by Visual Dialogue

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101	Old Age Pension Blues	Bill Cornett	2:02
102	Hook and Line	Bill Cornett	1:04
103	John Henry	Bill Cornett	4:01
104	Pretty Polly	Bill Cornett	2:56
105	Old Reuben	Bill Cornett	1:42
106	Spring of '65	J.D. Cornett	2:30
107	Sally in the Garden	J.D. Cornett	0:33
108	Barbara Allen	J.D. Cornett	0:32
109	When We Shall Meet	Old Regular Baptist Church (Ky.)	6:13
110	Amazing Grace	Old Regular Baptist Church (Ky.)	6:30
111	Across the Rocky Mountain	Roscoe Holcomb	3:45
112	Graveyard Blues	Roscoe Holcomb	2:28
113	Cripple Creek	Roscoe Holcomb	1:01
114	True Love	Roscoe Holcomb	3:47
115	Sally in the Garden	Marion Sumner	0:51
116	Lost Indian	Marion Sumner	0:54
117	Hollow Poplar	Marion Sumner	0:59
118	The Death of the Blue Eagle	George Davis	1:55
119	Little Birdie	Willie Chapman	1:21
120	Lost Indian	Willie Chapman	1:01
121	Jaw Bone	Willie Chapman	0:56
122	Bunker's Hill	Willie Chapman	0:42
123	Cacklin' Hen	Willie Chapman	0:51
124	Julie Ann	Willie Chapman	1:12
125	Born in Old Kentucky	Bill Cornett	2:24
126	Buck Creek Girls	Bill Cornett	1:03
127	Sweet Willie	Bill Cornett	1:56
128	Cluck Old Hen	Bill Cornett	1:25
129	Coney Island (Coney Isle)	Roscoe Holcomb	1:44
130	Baby Let Your Hair Roll Down	Roscoe Holcomb	2:06
131	Wayfaring Stranger	Roscoe Holcomb	3:09
132	Stingy Woman	Roscoe Holcomb	2:01
133	East Virginia	Roscoe Holcomb	3:30
134	Single Girl	Roscoe Holcomb	1:56
135	Black Eyed Suzy	Roscoe Holcomb	1:27
136	Hills of Mexico	Roscoe Holcomb	2:55
137	Foreign Lander	Martha Hall	0:52
138	Kitty Alone	Martha Hall	1:17
139	Young and Tender Ladies	Martha Hall	0:42
140	Charlie's Neat	Granville Bowling	0:46
141	Cotton Eyed Joe	Granville Bowling	0:42
142	Little Sunshine	Granville Bowling	0:52
143	Wild Bill Jones	Granville Bowling	1:43
144	Great Speckled Bird	Holiness Church	1:34
145	Clap and Shout	Holiness Church	1:30
146	Cry from the Cross	Holiness Church	2:36
147	Clap, Shout and Shriek	Holiness Church	1:26
148	Wagoner's Lad	Mr. and Mrs. John Sams	2:33
149	The Absentee	Mr. and Mrs. John Sams	1:54
150	The Coo-Coo (Coo-Coo Bird)	Mr. and Mrs. John Sams	1:20
151	Marthis Campbell	James Crase	1:29
152	Sally Goodin'	James Crase	1:41
153	Fiddler a Dram	James Crase	2:13
154	Fox Chase	James Crase	2:29
155	Old Joe Clark	James Crase	2:26
156	Fire on the Mountain	James Crase	1:45
157	Ways of the World	James Crase	1:20
158	Inch Along	James Crase	1:31
159	Skip to My Lou	James Crase	1:57
160	St. Louis Blues	Lee Sexton	1:43
161	Pretty Polly	Lee Sexton	2:14
162	Fly Around My Pretty Little Miss	Lee Sexton	0:52
163	Fox Chase	Lee Sexton	0:58
164	Ruby	Martin Young and Corbett Grigsby	2:05
165	No Letter in the Mail	Martin Young and Corbett Grigsby	2:33
166	Pretty Fair Miss in the Garden	Martin Young and Corbett Grigsby	5:20
167	John Henry	Martin Young and Corbett Grigsby	1:12
168	Rocky Island	Martin Young and Corbett Grigsby	1:57

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